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Debriefing Session by HKIHT Delegates19 December 2019, CITAC
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Agenda● Why London?● Area of Study in the delegation● Overseas Visits Highlights● Insights
○ Innovation○ Sustainability○ Funding and Policies
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IESE Cities in Motion Index 2019Hong Kong Ranking: 11/174 (London: 1/174)
Why London?
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HKIHT 1st Overseas Delegation...
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Delegation Advisors (HKIHT Council)
Ir Ian Chung
President, HKIHT
Chief Executive, Greater China AECOM
Ir Francis Kung
Council Member, HKIHT
Managing Director Meinhardt Infrastructure and
Environment Ltd
Ir Francis Sootoo
Council Member, HKIHT
DirectorSystra MVA
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Area of Study in the delegation
● Innovation● Sustainability● Funding and Policies
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Smart Mobility
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Overseas Visits - Highlights
12 August 2019 - 16 August 2019
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Seminar on Smart Mobility - Ian Ralph (TfL) & Zeina (Cities Forum) Auto-mobile development in the UK
Social and economic aspects of infrastructure developmentLondon Infrastructure Plan 2050 by Arup
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Seminar on High Speed 2 by HS2 Limited Construction Phases of HS2
Project Management Framework discussion with aPMHS2: Connect the North and South
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Seminar on Road Investment Strategy 2 & Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme by CIHT Young Engineer Exchange at CIHT
Presentation on Smart Mobility in Hong Kong Presentation on Hong Kong 2030+
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Seminar on Strategy for Transportation by AECOM UK Infrastructure investment plan
Passenger flow and the design of the platform (no photos allowed in the platform!)Visit to Crossrail (Liverpool Street Station) by AECOM
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Seminar on London Bridge Station Redevelopment project by Grimshaw Architects
Visit to London Bridge Station by Grimshaw ArchitectsDesign of the London Bridge station
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Woolwich Station to be opened in 2020
Visit Woolwich Station by Crossrail
More than 2000 new homes will be built nearby
Station Interior
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Visit to Luton Airport - Direct Air-Rail Transit by Arup
Visit to Luton Airport - Direct Air-rail Transit by Arup
Underpinning method for the walkway
Excavation and Lateral Support (ELS)
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Tour at Institution of Civil Engineers, 15 Aug 2019
Sharing on NEC NEC at ICE
“NEC in 30 flipcharts” by Richard Patterson (NEC)
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Tour on Street Design by Christopher Martin (Urban Movement)
BIM for Infrastructure Training Course by Steven Eglinton BIM Implementation - Putting People First training, 16 Aug 2019
Streetscape and landscape design
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Innovation● BIM Implementation● Movement Insights and Value Management● Innovative Construction Methods
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BIM Implementation: Putting People First
(Steven Eglinton, Chair of BIM 4 Infrastructure)
● Organisation Capability● Roles and Responsibilities● Teamwork and Group Dynamics● Driving Behaviours● Risk Management and Security
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BIM Implementation: Putting People First
BS EN ISO19650-1:2018 Organization and digitization of information about buildings and civil engineering works, including building information modelling (BIM) - information management using building information modelling. Concepts and principles
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Movement Insights✓ Data Harvester and Data Lake✓ TravelTime✓ Mobility Mosaic✓ Agent Based Modelling
Value Management● Digital Design Review by VR● Design Anomaly Detector (DAD)● Automated Design
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Innovative Construction Methods● Liverpool Street Station
○ Tunnelled Station Strategy○ Scale of the Urban Challenge 1 3
2
4
5
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Innovative Construction Methods (II)● London Luton Airport Direct Air-Rail
Transit (DART)○ Staged taxiway and road diversions
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Modular ConstructionCNCT Arch: Data Communication Systems (DIS) by 3D printing
✓ Off-site pre-fabricated components✓ Shift work from busy site to more
structured and controlled facility✓ Faster installation✓ Safer work conditions✓ Higher quality✓ Lower cost
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Sustainability
- Hierarchy of Road Users (Vauxhall, by Urban Movement)- Renovation/ Extension (London Bridge Station, by Grimshaw)
PedestrianCyclist
Public Transport
Driver
Sustainable Development
vs Historic
Preservation
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Sustainability - Principles for Urban Strategy● key elements to be considered for urban planning● address the uprising social needs/ problems without compromising the
availability of resources for future generation
→ Challenging for coming up sustainable solutions that balanced the needs in environmental, economic and social aspects
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Hierarchy of Road Users
● Pedestrians & Cyclist shall come 1st● Private Car Users shall come Last● Make environment be better for walking, cycling and public transport
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Pedestrian
● Speed Table/ Raised Crosswalks● Pavers for indicating the priority of pedestrian● Greenery/ Streetscape Enhancement - water retention planter
→ Similar traffic calming measures are introduced but not widely implemented in HK
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Cyclist● Speed Table for private car● Priority given to cyclist
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Cyclist - Cycle Superhighway
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Sustainable Design - London Bridge Station● Natural light● Enhance the user experiences● Step-free Circulation
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Renovation/ Extension - London Bridge Station● Redevelopment vs Preservation● Sustaining historical
characteristics
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Funding & Policies
- Public-Private-Partnership- Funding Gap Reduction- Cost-Effective Policy
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Fiscal Devolution
● London has minimal fiscal autonomy compared to other capital cities in the world. (~70% of London’s revenue from central government, as compared to 26% in New York, 16.3% in Paris.)
● London’s limited fiscal power is the major constraint to respond to changed to economy and social needs.
● The Local Authority in London controls fundraising powers restricted to council tax, business rates and user charges only, which in sum comprise direct contact of only 5% share of locally raised taxation.
● Under current setting, London is seen as a country-wise net contributor (to public finance) not net beneficiary, as taxation revenues are redistributed across the country.
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Fiscal Devolution
Solution: Local authorities to grasp the opportunity for greater fiscal decentralization, and transfer of expenditure responsibilities and revenue assignments to lower levels of government.
1. Bringing closer the taxpayers to the decision makers.2. Diverse revenue streams can generate more revenue.3. Efficiency gains by avoiding the distorting effects of taxes.4. Ability to attract businesses by manipulating taxes.5. A greater range of fiscal powers could be regularly adjusted to fine tune the effect on local growth.
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Public-Private-Partnership
Private funding does not play a major role in funding among the UK's transport infrastructure projects.
In the UK, transport infrastructure is mainly financed by public funding at a proportion of over 85% (2016 figure).
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● E.g. Cross-rail
Public-Private-Partnership
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Private sector was set to fund half of the UK's infrastructure pipeline:
1. Control of construction costs due to incentives for the private sector, improvement of operational efficiency, quality and maintenance of assets.
2. National infrastructure investment can be increased without raising government debt or public spending; and3. Transfers risk to the private sector.
The UK government has initiated the UK Guarantee Scheme to support private investment in ‘nationally significant’ projects.
UKGS can issue up to an aggregate sum of £40 billion of guarantees to at least 2026. To date, guarantees have been approved for 10 projects with a capital value of around £23 billion, including Northern Line Extension and Hinkley Point C.
Public-Private-Partnership
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According to Transport for London (TfL), the Government had cut its grant funding by a total of £2.8 billion from 2015-16 to 2020-21. As commented by TfL in 2016, this would equate to approximately £300 million less to spend on capital projects a year than previously planned.
Cost-Effective Policy
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Cost-Effective Policy
In 2016, the Mayor and TfL announced that they had identified savings to cover the first two years of the fares freeze pledge:
1. A fundamental review of TfL’s organizational structure to review management layers and eliminate wasteful duplication across all its functions (estimated saving – £20-25 million).
2. Improved procurement and renegotiation of contracts from suppliers and other third-party spending which accounts for over two thirds of TfL's total budget (estimated saving – £50-60 million).
3. The reprioritisation and consolidation of IT projects which delivered relatively low benefits (estimated saving – £20-30 million).
4. Freezing recruitment for all but the most essential roles and significantly cutting the most expensive of the existing ~3,000 agency contractors currently engaged by TfL (estimated saving – £2 million for reduction of IT contractors).
5. Assessing the cost-effectiveness of various concessionary fare schemes
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THANK YOU!
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Backup Slides
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Introduction of HKIHTEstablished in 1999, Hong Kong Institution of Highways and Transportation (HKIHT) is a learned society comprising professional practitioners, academics and subject matter experts from highway engineering and transportation fields in Hong Kong.
Through organizing regular technical conferences, delegations and construction site visits, the Institution plays an advisory role in public engagement of major infrastructure projects in Hong Kong. With the Institute’s strong network of fellow organizations in Mainland China, the Institution also facilitates cross regional collaboration connecting professionals with similar interests and aspirations.
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Vision & Mission● To promote the activities and interests of professionals
engaged in highways engineering and transportation ● To meet the challenges of providing safe, efficient and
environmentally acceptable highway networks and transportation infrastructures
● To advance, for the benefits of the general public, the science and art associated with highways engineering and transportation
● To promote education, training, research and development of the science and art associated with highways engineering and transportation
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● To share the experience gained in Hong Kong and to exchange ideas among local professionals
● To foster mutual support and help raise the standards of highways and transportation developments in Hong Kong
● To create, maintain and expand communication and collaboration with other learned societies, in particular those in the mainland and overseas on matters of common interest